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Der Frühling naht mit Brausen, Er rüstet sich zur Tat, Und unter Sturm und Sausen Keimt still die grüne Saat; Drum wach, erwach, du Menschenkind, Daß dich der Lenz nicht schlafend find'! Tu ab die Wintersorgen, Empfange frisch den Gast; Er fliegt wie junger Morgen, Er hält nicht lange Rast. Die Knospe schwillt, Die Blume blüht, Die Stunde eilt, Der Frühling flieht. Drum wach, erwach, du Menschenkind, Daß dich der Lenz nicht schlafend find'! Dir armen Menschenkinde Ist wund und weh ums Herz, Auf, spreng getrost die Rinde, Schau mutig frühlingswärts! Es schmilzt das Eis, die Quelle rinnt, Dir taut der Schmerz und löst sich lind. Und wie die Vöglein leise Anstimmen ihren Chor, So schall auch deine Weise Aus tiefster Brust hervor: Bist nicht verarmt, bist nicht allein, Umringt von Sang und Sonnenschein!
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Text Authorship:
- by Karl Klingemann (1798 - 1862) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Frühlingslied", op. 95 (4 Duetten für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte. 3te Samml.) no. 3, published 1853 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Frühlingslied", op. 186 (Lieder und Chöre für 3 Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte), Heft 5 (Bearbeitung nach Motiven von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) no. 23, published 1878 [ vocal trio of female voices or three-part women's chorus and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Valentin Eduard Becker (1814 - 1890), "Frühlingslied", published <<1895 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, F. E. C. Leuckart (Constantin Sander) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Lanz , "Der Frühling naht mit Brausen", published 1892 [ mixed chorus ], from [Acht] Lieder und Gesänge für gemischten Chor, Heft 1, no. 3, Bern, Selbstverlag (self-published) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Frühlingslied", op. 71 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1843) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 134
Spring approaches with a blustering, It is preparing itself for action, And beneath storm and roaring The sown seeds quietly sprout green; Therefore be watchful, awaken, you human child, That spring may not find you sleeping! Put off your winter worries, Receive the guest cheerily; It flies like the young morning, It does not stop for long. The blossom swells, The flower blooms, The hour hastens, Spring flees. Therefore be watchful, awaken, you human child, That spring may not find you sleeping! You, poor human child, Have a wounded and sore heart, Arise, burst out of the bark confidently, Gaze courageously springward! The ice melts, the water-spring flows, Your pain thaws and is gently released. And as the birds quietly Strike up their chorus, Thus may your lay also sound Forth from your deepest breast: You are not impoverished, are not alone, When surrounded by song and sunshine!
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Translations of title(s):
"Frühlingslied" = "Spring song"
"Der Frühling naht mit Brausen" = "Spring approaches with a blustering"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Klingemann (1798 - 1862)
This text was added to the website: 2019-04-11
Line count: 28
Word count: 148